2025 Football Roster
Carney, Tate

Jersey Number 30
Tate Carney
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Davie County, NC
- High School:
- Davie County
Bio
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in every game with one start during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Finished the season with career-highs in rush attempts (83), rushing yards (339), and rushing touchdowns (6)... Also added career-highs with nine receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown and averaged 12.56 yards-per-reception... Ranked second on the team in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns... Earned his first career start for the Demon Deacons against North Carolina A&T, rushing nine times for 40 yards and a touchdown... Recorded a career-high three rushing touchdowns against Louisiana, where he finished with 59 yards on 17 attempts, as well as two receptions for 12 yards... Hauled in a 39-yard touchdown reception in the victory against Stanford.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in every game during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season career-highs in rush attempts (49), rushing yards (244), yards-per-carry (4.98) and rushing touchdowns (4)... Caught three passes for 35 yards and averaged 11.67 yards-per-reception… Ranked second on Wake Forest with four rushing touchdowns… Recorded a season and career-high 117 rushing yards gained on 13 attempts averaging 9.0 yards per carry with one rushing touchdown in the win against Vanderbilt.
2022 (Freshman)
Saw action in the final three games of the regular season during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Served on special teams units...Redshirted.
High School
Four-time All-Conference honoree … Two-time First Team All-State … 2021: Named the Northwest Offensive Players of the Year … Started all 11 games for Davie County and totaled 197 carries for 1,130 yards and 20 touchdowns … Recorded 22 receptions for 250 yard and two scores through the air … 2020: In a COVID-shortened spring seven-game season, he amassed 1,600 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns … Scored eight rushing touchdowns and rushed for 321 yards in a Davie County 62-43 victory over R.J. Reynolds … Led the state in total points and finished second in rushing yards … 2019: Accumulated nearly 2,000 yards of total offense and scored 26 touchdowns … Owns the Davie County single game rushing record and career total touchdowns mark … Ranked as the No. 34 prospect in North Carolina and the No. 95 running back nationally by 247Sports.
Personal
Son of Teddy (Mother) and Carl Carney (Father) … Father played defensive line at East Carolina … Siblings Cade, Salem and Ivey … Cade was a two-time team captain (2018-19) and became the first Wake Forest running back to rush for 1,000 yards since 2005 when he accomplished the feat as a junior in 2018 … Ivey was a 1,000 point scorer in basketball at Calvary Baptist … Born on July 15, 2003 … Plans to major in Business Administration.
Saw action in every game with one start during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Finished the season with career-highs in rush attempts (83), rushing yards (339), and rushing touchdowns (6)... Also added career-highs with nine receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown and averaged 12.56 yards-per-reception... Ranked second on the team in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns... Earned his first career start for the Demon Deacons against North Carolina A&T, rushing nine times for 40 yards and a touchdown... Recorded a career-high three rushing touchdowns against Louisiana, where he finished with 59 yards on 17 attempts, as well as two receptions for 12 yards... Hauled in a 39-yard touchdown reception in the victory against Stanford.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in every game during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season career-highs in rush attempts (49), rushing yards (244), yards-per-carry (4.98) and rushing touchdowns (4)... Caught three passes for 35 yards and averaged 11.67 yards-per-reception… Ranked second on Wake Forest with four rushing touchdowns… Recorded a season and career-high 117 rushing yards gained on 13 attempts averaging 9.0 yards per carry with one rushing touchdown in the win against Vanderbilt.
2022 (Freshman)
Saw action in the final three games of the regular season during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Served on special teams units...Redshirted.
High School
Four-time All-Conference honoree … Two-time First Team All-State … 2021: Named the Northwest Offensive Players of the Year … Started all 11 games for Davie County and totaled 197 carries for 1,130 yards and 20 touchdowns … Recorded 22 receptions for 250 yard and two scores through the air … 2020: In a COVID-shortened spring seven-game season, he amassed 1,600 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns … Scored eight rushing touchdowns and rushed for 321 yards in a Davie County 62-43 victory over R.J. Reynolds … Led the state in total points and finished second in rushing yards … 2019: Accumulated nearly 2,000 yards of total offense and scored 26 touchdowns … Owns the Davie County single game rushing record and career total touchdowns mark … Ranked as the No. 34 prospect in North Carolina and the No. 95 running back nationally by 247Sports.
Personal
Son of Teddy (Mother) and Carl Carney (Father) … Father played defensive line at East Carolina … Siblings Cade, Salem and Ivey … Cade was a two-time team captain (2018-19) and became the first Wake Forest running back to rush for 1,000 yards since 2005 when he accomplished the feat as a junior in 2018 … Ivey was a 1,000 point scorer in basketball at Calvary Baptist … Born on July 15, 2003 … Plans to major in Business Administration.
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